Passenger and like car.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

A. CHRISTIANSON. PASSENGER AND LIKE CAR.

APPLIOATIOH FILED SEPT. 7. 1906.

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No. 854,331. PATENTED MAY 21, 1907. A. GHRISTIANSON. PASSENGER AND LIKEGAR.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 'I. 1906.

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mi iC adbdnw I BEST AVAILAB LE COPY UNITED S1 ATES PATENT Or ANDREWOi-iRlSilANSON, ()F BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSTGNL STANDARD STEEL CARCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYIN'ANL A CORPORATION 'OF PENAEYLVANIA.

PASSENGER AND LIKE OAR.

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Be it known that I, Axpnnw CHRISTIAN- SON, a resident of Butler, in thecounty of Butler and. State of Pennsylvania, have in vented a new anduseful Improvement in Passenger and Like (Ears; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to metallic railway cars, and more especially topassenger, baggage, mail and express cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a metallic exterior finish forcars of this character which is simple and easy of application, whichhas the appearance of an ordinary wood finished car, and which iscapable of being given a neat and ornamental finish.

To the accomplishment of the aforesaid object the invention consists ofthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed.

in the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side view of a portion of apassenger car embodying my invention; Fig. .2 is a transverse section ofthe car side taken through a window opening; Fig. 3 is a similar viewtaken between windows; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the carside; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a side post,the water table and connecting bracket; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectionaldetail of a portion of Fig. 4; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of oneof the brackets.

The frame of the car may be of any desired construction except for thedetails which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

As shown in the drawings, the side frame includes posts 1, of generalchannel form, placed with their webs extending transversely of the carbody. These posts are shown as of pressed plate, having outer flangeswider than the inner flanges, although this is not necessary so far asfinish is concerned. These posts are secured to the under-frame in anysuitable way (not shown). On the inner side of the post at the level ofthe floor 4 is an angle bar 5 secured to the posts and underframe. Theupper ends of the posts have secured thereto the side plate 6, which isshown of channel form with the flanges projecting downwardly, and towhich are secured the lower deck members 7, of the carlines.

Patented May 21, 1907.

The peculiarity of the side posts, as far as the exterior finish isconcerned, consists in the fact that the posts have their upper portionsprojected outwardly beyond their main bodies, as shown at 9. This is forthe purpose of giving a beaded or ornamental finish at the bottom of thefacia plate or lettering board 10, which is riveted to the outer flangesat the projecting upper portions of the stakes, with its upper edgeoverlapped by the lower deck plates 11, having an interposed fillingstrip 12, to give a slight cornice at this point.

The main side plates 13 of the car extend from the bottom edge of thecar side to the window sills. Between the window openings above theseplates are other finishing plates 14, called dead plates, which extendupwardly, being secured to the outer flanges of the posts by rivets 15and having their upper edges inside of the lower edge of the facia plate10, as shown in Fig. 3. A filling strip 16, is preferably inserted atthis point so as to give a beaded or ornamental finish at the lower edgeof the facia plate or lettering board.

At the bottom of the window openings of the car is a belt rail 17, whichextends continuously from end to end, this being shown as an angle barhaving its horizontal leg notched so as to fit over the inner edges ofthe posts, but having the vertical leg inside and continuous from end toend of the car. This belt rail is secured to the posts by means ofconnecting brackets 19, which are shown as pressed plates, although theymight be cast. These brackets have a vertical web portion 20, riveted tothe web of the post and having integral flanges on the inner, outer andtop edges, as shown. The flange 21 at the top is horizontal to the outeredge of the belt rail, and then slopes downwardly. The bottom of thewindow opening on the outside is formed by a water table 22, which isformed of a pressed plate having its inner edge secured between thebrackets 20, and the hori zontal leg of the belt rail, said water tablesloping downwardly as shown and projecting beyond the exterior finishinplates of the car, and then bowed inward y to form the bead 23, andhaving its lower edge '24 turned downwardly and overlapping the upperedges of the [main exterior {sheets {13, and se- Jy rivets passingthrough the .,;per edges oi sheets 13, and the .ange 25 of the brackets19. These .r tables are therefore supported pracrally by the brackets1S). -'.lhey are notched pass over the side posts. It desired one"ontinuous water table for the whole length t the ear might be employed,but lor conenience of manufacture I prefer to make the amc in sections,the ends meeting in the paces between the window openings. In hesespaces the dead plates 14 have inturned )wer edges 26, shown in Fig. 3,resting on the lopiug face of the water table.

The window sash rests directly on the [oping face of the water table andis adapted 0 pass upwardly in the space at the upper nd of the car side.The head of the window pening is formed by an angle bar 26, riveted othe outer faces of the posts with a flange rojecting inwardly andcontacting with the rindow sash. The window-sill is preferably metallicmember 27, shaped to give an or- .amental appearance, and covering thebelt ail and extending downwardly inside of the ame in a manner to givea beaded appearvnce and overlapping the upper edges of the asidefinishing sheets 28, being secured with he latter to the vertical flangeof the belt rail.

The inside window stops are shown at 30, hese being of metalconstruction, having the ;roove 31, for receiving the window curtains.nd being recessed on the back so as to li hten he same, and are securedto the webs of he posts by tap screws 32, whose heads fit in he grooves30. The outer windowstops are hown at 35, these being recessed on theback 0 lighten the same and having the integral rojecting portion 36,which forms the lining or the sash groove. Integral with the outervindow stops and at right angles thereto, is a nolding portion 37, whichoverlaps the ed es if the outside finishing plate 14. The mo dng portion37 is recessed on its back so as to :over and receive the heads of therivets )f said plates. This combined molding and vindow stop is securedin place by means of lCIGWS 39, extending into the outer flange of thepost and other screws 40, extending into ,he webs of the posts.

By the construction above described, the :ar may be given an allmetallic exterior finsh. It contains a minimum number of parts,therefore greatly reducing the weight, as well LS labor and cost ofconstruction. The parts, urthermore are so arranged that they give mornamental appearance to the car. Pracically all of the fastening meansare con aealed so that the car as a whole is very ightly.

While I prefer the special form of side posts ,nd framing shown, this isnot essential, as he plates and window stops may be applied 0 variousforms of framing without departng from the spirit of my invention.

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t. In a metallic railway War, the combination of side posts providedwith outwardly extending portions at their upper ends, tinishing sheetssecured to the outer edges oi the posts below said outwardly extendingpor tions, and a iacia plate or lettering board stcured to the outwardlyprojecting portions of the posts and having its lower edge overlapp ngthe outside finishing sheets.

' 2. In a metallic railway car, the conihination of side posts havingtheir upper ends projecting outwardly beyond their main bodies, exteriorfinishing sheets secured to the outer edges of the posts and extendingup to the outwardly projecting portions thereof. a faeia plate orlettering board secured to the outwardly projecting portions at theupper ends otthe posts and having its lower edge overlapping the upperedges of the main tinishing sheets, a filling strip between said plates,and securing means passing through the same.

3. In a metallic railway car the continuation of side posts providingwindow openings there between, side sheets secured to the outer edges ofthe posts and extending up to the bottom of said window openings, and abeaded metallic water table secured between the posts and the windowopenings and having its edge below the bead projecting downwardly andoverlapping the upper edges of the side sheets.

4. The combination in a metallic railway car of side posts, bracketssecured thereto at the bottoms of the window openings, at side sheetsecured to the outer edges of the posts and extending up to thebrackets, and a metallic water table secured to the brackets andextending outwardly, being headed and bent downwardly and overlappingthe upper edges of the finishing sheets and secured with the same tosaid brackets.

5. In a metallic railway car the combination of side posts, a belt railsecured thereto at the bottom of the window openings, finishing sheetssecured to the outer edges of the posts and extending up to the beltrail, and a metallic water table secured to the belt rail and extendingoutwardly and downwardly with the lower edge overlapping the side[inishing sheets.

6. In a metallic railway car, the combination of side posts, a beltrail, brackets securing the belt rail to the side posts and having theirupper faces sloping downwardly and outwardly, and a metallic water tableprovided with an outwardly and downwardly sloping portion resting on thebrackets and extending beyond the car side and then bent. inwardly toform a bead.

7. In a metallic. railway car, the combination of side posts, a beltrail secured thereto, side sheets,window sills on the belt rail, a watertable comprising a metallic sheet hav ing its inner edge secured. belowthe belt rail E and sloping thence outward-1y and downlapping the carside sheets.

8. In a metallic railway car, the eonilrination of side posts, a beltrail, brackets l'o r ecuring the belt rail to the side posts, sidesheets, a water table consistii'ig of a metallic sheet having its inneredge secured between the brackets and the belt rail and extendingoutwardly and downwardly beyond the sides of the car and then bentinwardly to form, a bead and having the lower edge overlapping the sidesheets 9. In a metallic railway ear the combination of side postsproviding window openings, a water table secured to the posts andextending not only in the spaces oi the window openings but also in thespaces unoccupied by windows and having a downwardly sloping upper face,and outside finishing plates se- 1 cured to the side posts in the spacesbetween the windows anr having their lower edges flanged inwardly andresting on the sloping face of the water table.

10. In a metallic railway car, the combination of posts, side sheetssecured to the outer edges thereof, and a. combined molding and outerwindow stop secured to a post and provided with a recessed portion atright angles to its body and overlapping the edges of the side platesand concealing the securing means thereof.

11. In a metallic railway car, the combination of side posts of channellorni placed with their webs transverse of the car and providing windowopenings there between,

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portion at right angles secured to a wardly', being provided with a beadlH \"ond the car side and having its lower edge i-\'eleoveriug the edgesof the platesat the ol the window openings.

13. In a metallic railway car, the combination ol channel shaped sideposts placed with the webs transversely of the car and providing windowopenings there between, outside linishing sheets secured to the postboth below the window openings and between the same, a water tablesecured between the posts of the window openings and extending outwardlyand downwardly and overlapping the upper edges of the sheets below thewindow OPQ-Hlng'S, and a combined window stop and molding recessed onits back and overlapping theedges of the sheets at the sides of thewindow openings and concealing the lasteniugs of the latter.

14. In a metallic railway car, the combination of posts providing windowopenings there between and having webs transverse of the car, outsidefinishing sheets, a metallic inside window stop grooved for receivingthe curtains and secured to the webs of the posts, and a metallicoutside stop having an integral groove lining and a molding part atright angles thereto and overlapping the side sheets.

15. In a metallic railway car, the combination of channel shaped postshaving the webs arranged transversely of the car, out side finishingsheets secured to the outer edges of the posts both below and betweenthe window openings, an inside metallic window stop secured to the websof the posts and provided with a groove for the curtains, a metalliccombined outside window sto and molding secured to the posts and havinga molding portion at right angles thereto and recessed on its back andoverlapping and concealing the securing means for the side sheets, andfastening means passing through said molding portion and the outsideflange of the post.

In testimony whereof I the said ANDREW (nms'rr-xxsox have hereunto setmy hand.

ANDREW UHRISTIANSON.

W i tnesses Ronnirr (J. 'loT'rEN, J. R. KELLER.

